In the Shadow of Karakorum
In 1954, a German-Austrian expedition led by Mathias Rebitsch set off for the difficult-to-access Karakoram Mountains, geographically north of the Himalayas. They come across the Hunza, a people who live in the valley of the same name and believe they are descended from the soldiers of Alexander the Great. The documentary conveys impressions of the poor life of the Hunza people, the harvest, a court hearing, festivals and the children's everyday school life. Finally, the expedition sets off again and sets up its main camp on the moraine ridge of a glacier, where they measure the glacier and the earth's magnetic field. Finally, some men from the research community set off for a sub-peak of Batura.
Director(s)
Eugen Schuhmacher
Cast & Crew
In the Shadow of Karakorum FAQs
Eugen Schuhmacher is the director of In the Shadow of Karakorum.
The cast of In the Shadow of Karakorum includes Ernst Fritz Fürbringer as Self - Narrator [West Germany & Austria] (voice), Otto Mellies as Self - Narrator [East Germany] (voice), Wolfgang Pillewizer as Self - Scientific Director, Paul Bernett as Self - Expedition Doctor, Anderl Heckmair as Self - Expedition Member, Karl Heckler as Self - Expedition Member (†), Gerhard Klamert as Self - Expedition Member, Dolf Meyer as Self - Expedition Member, Karl Heinz Pfaffen as Self - Expedition Member, Hans-Jochen Schneider as Self - Expedition Member, Karl Wienert as Self - Expedition Member, and Hans Zeitter as Self - Expedition Member.
The duration of In the Shadow of Karakorum is 1h 27 mins.
In the Shadow of Karakorum was released on 03 Aug 1955.
In the Shadow of Karakorum is listed under Documentary on Fanbiz.
